Stick Center
11th March 2003, 6.25 pm
Letter from Guillermo Cides to the players.
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http://www.stickcenter.com/boletines/logoCenter2.jpg
WHAT IS THE STICK CAMP? (http://www.stickcenter.com/stickcamp)
(by Guillermo Cides, director of The Stick Center)
Years ago I had the dream of making music with more musicians.
However, the options that I found for this, were always in environments not very suitable for the music, disregarding the human relationship.
Following the premise "if you don't find what you look for, do it yourself", I decided to create The Stick Camp, an alternative form of the Stick Seminars in Europe.
Now I have what I looked for.
This means a meeting of musicians in a natural place, where there is not anybody that knows
more than the others, but rather that somebody knows it before.
This concept is fundamental to impart instruction, especially when we speak about the Stick, an instrument where the ways to play are not even definitive, luckily.
For this reason, we understand as "instructor" to the one that, because of his experience, knows a time before what the apprentice will know anyway.
http://www.stickcenter.com/stickcamp/Acordeones.jpg
This will be our second edition.
The first one was fantastic: there was a lot of music there; we all have made friends; in a kind of vacations, with afternoons of works, swimming pool, playing music under the trees; and, of course, nights of concerts -and some beers too-.
This type of seminars, given first among the stickists, will surely be a starting point for other seminars in the world.
It is that the music cannot be given otherwise that the natural one.
You are welcome,
being a beginner Stickist or an experienced one.
Guillermo Cides
WHERE?
The Stick Camp is a project that takes place in a natural space as it is a field, where we can lodge and make there all the possible musical activities. In that same place, we share dialogues and learnings, we tell each other our experiences.
The editions are made in a field on the outskirts of Valls (city that belongs to the county of Tarragona, Spain) in a place called "The Masia of Pere".
This is a place where, besides the Stick Camp, other activities are developed during the year: meetings of young volunteers of all Europe for works of community help, permaculture, recycle, among other things. Our seminar sometimes coincides with some of these activities.
Although it is a natural space, with lodging and included foods, this work is carried out with the seriousness and responsibility that implies the fact of to be responsible of people.
Many of the assisting musicians come from different countries. Besides the musical and instruction activities, we will incorporate this year 2003 tourist visits to near places.
We make to coincide our Stick Camp with San Juan's party, a very typical celebration of Spain where during several days, the city celebrates with cultural activities and parties.
http://www.stickcenter.com/stickcamp/pizarra.jpg
NEXT CAMP:
19 Abril 2003. Guest: Bob Culbertson.
22 Junio 2003. Guest: Jim Lampi, Ron Baggerman, Cides and other not confirmed yet.
Make your reservation,
stickcenter@hotmail.com
_______________________________________________
______________________________________________
http://www.stickcenter.com/boletines/logoCenter2.jpg
WHAT IS THE STICK CAMP? (http://www.stickcenter.com/stickcamp)
(by Guillermo Cides, director of The Stick Center)
Years ago I had the dream of making music with more musicians.
However, the options that I found for this, were always in environments not very suitable for the music, disregarding the human relationship.
Following the premise "if you don't find what you look for, do it yourself", I decided to create The Stick Camp, an alternative form of the Stick Seminars in Europe.
Now I have what I looked for.
This means a meeting of musicians in a natural place, where there is not anybody that knows
more than the others, but rather that somebody knows it before.
This concept is fundamental to impart instruction, especially when we speak about the Stick, an instrument where the ways to play are not even definitive, luckily.
For this reason, we understand as "instructor" to the one that, because of his experience, knows a time before what the apprentice will know anyway.
http://www.stickcenter.com/stickcamp/Acordeones.jpg
This will be our second edition.
The first one was fantastic: there was a lot of music there; we all have made friends; in a kind of vacations, with afternoons of works, swimming pool, playing music under the trees; and, of course, nights of concerts -and some beers too-.
This type of seminars, given first among the stickists, will surely be a starting point for other seminars in the world.
It is that the music cannot be given otherwise that the natural one.
You are welcome,
being a beginner Stickist or an experienced one.
Guillermo Cides
WHERE?
The Stick Camp is a project that takes place in a natural space as it is a field, where we can lodge and make there all the possible musical activities. In that same place, we share dialogues and learnings, we tell each other our experiences.
The editions are made in a field on the outskirts of Valls (city that belongs to the county of Tarragona, Spain) in a place called "The Masia of Pere".
This is a place where, besides the Stick Camp, other activities are developed during the year: meetings of young volunteers of all Europe for works of community help, permaculture, recycle, among other things. Our seminar sometimes coincides with some of these activities.
Although it is a natural space, with lodging and included foods, this work is carried out with the seriousness and responsibility that implies the fact of to be responsible of people.
Many of the assisting musicians come from different countries. Besides the musical and instruction activities, we will incorporate this year 2003 tourist visits to near places.
We make to coincide our Stick Camp with San Juan's party, a very typical celebration of Spain where during several days, the city celebrates with cultural activities and parties.
http://www.stickcenter.com/stickcamp/pizarra.jpg
NEXT CAMP:
19 Abril 2003. Guest: Bob Culbertson.
22 Junio 2003. Guest: Jim Lampi, Ron Baggerman, Cides and other not confirmed yet.
Make your reservation,
stickcenter@hotmail.com
_______________________________________________